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Nothing Else Matters
by
Leslie DuBois (Goodreads Author)
When racism tears a school apart, can love put it back together?
As the senior star quarterback of Charleston Preparatory school in South Carolina, Scott Kincaid is poised for a spectacular professional career in sports. Though he and Reyna Lewis have been best friends for six years, between leading Charleston Prep to victory week after week, and seeking the approval of his...more
As the senior star quarterback of Charleston Preparatory school in South Carolina, Scott Kincaid is poised for a spectacular professional career in sports. Though he and Reyna Lewis have been best friends for six years, between leading Charleston Prep to victory week after week, and seeking the approval of his...more
Kindle Edition, 280 pages
Published
January 18th 2012
by Little Prince Publishing
(first published October 30th 2011)
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OMG what can i say about this book i loved it from the begining i couldnt put it damm it was an emotional rollercoaster, but the ending was so unexpected i still cannot get over it and im still crying...Great book
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I appreciate that the author did their research, but it was melodramatic, unbalanced, and forced. The lack of a HEA also was annoying.
This book started off interesting enough--star athlete with obsessed parent is in love with his childhood friend. Problem is, Scott's body is starting to fail him, and he's worried about whether Reyna will still like him if he can't be an athlete anymore. Worse, the fact that he's white and she's mixed race complicates their attempts at a relationship, along with...more
This book started off interesting enough--star athlete with obsessed parent is in love with his childhood friend. Problem is, Scott's body is starting to fail him, and he's worried about whether Reyna will still like him if he can't be an athlete anymore. Worse, the fact that he's white and she's mixed race complicates their attempts at a relationship, along with...more
I got this book with one of the free Kindle deals because I thought that it sounded really good. I was not disappointed. This was a very affecting story that brought me to tears (yes, have your tissue box handy).
This story tackles some really big issues such as prejudice issues at school and inter-racism in romance as well as a disconnected and driven parent towards her children.
Scott and Reyna have been friends since sixth grade, but as they grow older both realize that friendship has become lo...more
This story tackles some really big issues such as prejudice issues at school and inter-racism in romance as well as a disconnected and driven parent towards her children.
Scott and Reyna have been friends since sixth grade, but as they grow older both realize that friendship has become lo...more
Mar 15, 2012
Dinjolina
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People who love strawberry milk shakes….and yes, you will understand after you read my review :)
Shelves:
angst,
15-tissues-later,
bad-boy-involved,
bipolar-alert,
boooooring,
different-social-classes,
drama-queens,
evil-other-woman,
evil-women-give-me-headaches,
horribly-wrong-ending,
heroine-with-brain-damage,
how-the-mighty-fall,
just-plain-stupid,
lite-romace,
love-your-fellow-man,
moron-hero,
never-going-back-to-them,
sorry-but-just-no,
stress-inducer,
stupid-as-hell,
stupid-plot-development,
why-did-i-do-it
This book started out well.
But then it turned too conscious worthy, trying to addressed political and racial questions on a level that was supposed to be higher but never really reached the mark.
The dilemmas and problems were simplified and shallow without getting to any real resolutions. The end results were a gazillion scenes with a bunch of people crying every time the heroine gave a speech. And crying some more…over everything else.
The horrible thing is, there were tear worthy situations in...more
But then it turned too conscious worthy, trying to addressed political and racial questions on a level that was supposed to be higher but never really reached the mark.
The dilemmas and problems were simplified and shallow without getting to any real resolutions. The end results were a gazillion scenes with a bunch of people crying every time the heroine gave a speech. And crying some more…over everything else.
The horrible thing is, there were tear worthy situations in...more
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Nothing Else Matters is a story that evokes a lot of emotions while you read it. Reyna and Scott are best friends, have been since they first met. Scott's mother is a racist and is just too much to stomach. Scott's mother doesn't seem to love or care anyone. All she wants is to make her son into the best athlete ever. She wants him to get to the Olympics and win the gold medal she never did. She has another son who she doesn't get along with. As a mother, character she's just dispicable.
Scott i...more
Scott i...more
(First, I bought this book after reading a short story about the two chartacters in the book, Scott & Reyna, in the ebook Eternal Spring, which is a collection of short stories by different authors; that's how much I liked these two characters).
Now, To readers: please don't take the following in a negative view of my review for this book - It's just the opposite, but I had to write it like this.
OMG!! Ohh Myy Friggin Gosh!!! Im so pissed off at pg164!! (At least on my kindle). I couldnt help...more
Now, To readers: please don't take the following in a negative view of my review for this book - It's just the opposite, but I had to write it like this.
OMG!! Ohh Myy Friggin Gosh!!! Im so pissed off at pg164!! (At least on my kindle). I couldnt help...more
May 12, 2012
Cecilia Garcia
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I can't even give this book ONE star. I didn't like it, but it goes much further than that. I HATED this book. I, as a Puerto Rican, feel insulted by this book. If you're going to write about a place, and their people, DO YOUR GODDAMN RESEARCH! We don't live in VILLAGES, we have TOWN. We have pretty much every store and appliance Americans have. This was just ridiculous. But you know what? This was enough for me to black list this book. I'm never going to read another book by this author, and I'...more
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Nothing Else Matters is a story you don't want to miss reading. Interracial relationships in YA isn't as prevalent as I would like it to be, but I have to say the stories that are out there can't compare to Nothing Else Matters.
Ms. DuBois has written a story that doesn't let you go the moment you start reading. I was really able to understand Scott's precarious situation and I wished I could swoop through the book to help him out. His mother was pure evil and I'm surprised...more
Nothing Else Matters is a story you don't want to miss reading. Interracial relationships in YA isn't as prevalent as I would like it to be, but I have to say the stories that are out there can't compare to Nothing Else Matters.
Ms. DuBois has written a story that doesn't let you go the moment you start reading. I was really able to understand Scott's precarious situation and I wished I could swoop through the book to help him out. His mother was pure evil and I'm surprised...more
Wow. This book was way more emotional than anything I normally read and I wasn't expecting it. The message was good, the romance was good but it was so dang sad that I want to go take a walk, stop world hunger, end poverty and donate to a blood drive. The end completely and totally shocked me and I wanted it to keep going so badly that I think I tapped the page forward button on the kindle twenty times in hopes that there would be more. I am torn between a four star and five star review because...more
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Wow, all I can say about this is, what a depressing book.
Now I've read some really depressing books before, but usually those books have some redeeming quality like...actually being well written, or believable. Or having really well developed characters. But sadly (depressingly), none of these elements are present in this novel. It's a downer from beginning from end without any kind of redemption. Racisim, a shitty borderlind abusive parent, chronic illness and death...this book doesn't spare an...more
Now I've read some really depressing books before, but usually those books have some redeeming quality like...actually being well written, or believable. Or having really well developed characters. But sadly (depressingly), none of these elements are present in this novel. It's a downer from beginning from end without any kind of redemption. Racisim, a shitty borderlind abusive parent, chronic illness and death...this book doesn't spare an...more
- I wanted to see more of what happened in the epic ending that no one expected! - How racism goes into play after the accident? That could have been an epilogue. I wanted more!
- Yes, sometimes this book is sappy. Its teenage love, of course sometimes some teens get overly dramatic but that doesn't mean the love wasn't real. I wouldn't down play the love between the main characters.
- I wanted someone like, Reyna's father to slap some sense into Sam in the beginning and middle - Stop trying to...more
- Yes, sometimes this book is sappy. Its teenage love, of course sometimes some teens get overly dramatic but that doesn't mean the love wasn't real. I wouldn't down play the love between the main characters.
- I wanted someone like, Reyna's father to slap some sense into Sam in the beginning and middle - Stop trying to...more
This is the second book I read by Leslie DuBois, and I really enjoyed it. Leslie DuBois writes about a inter-racial relationship and it's affect in a racist town. It takes the two main characters, Scottie and Reyna, and makes them face major life decision's at a young age. Along the way Scottie and Reyna learn self-worth and deep love. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS is an emotional story, with twist and turns, and a surprise ending. Readers who like Nicholas Sparks, Anita Shreve and Jodi Picoult will enjo...more
This is the third book that I've read by Leslie DuBois, and I think that she is the most amazing author ever!! "Nothing Else Matters" is told from two points, Scott Kincaid and Reyna Lewis. Scott Kincaid is the main character of the story, he is the quarterback on the football team, and he is a Senior at Charleston Prep. Reyna Lewis is Scott's best friend, and has been since the sixth grade; she is super smart, and half-black, half-Puerto Rican. We learn that Scott has been suffering from muscle...more
Leslie DuBois’s books always leave me shocked and reeling…and La Cienega Just Smiled was no different.
You know that parent that lives through their child? The one that yells and screams at their kid for fumbling a pass or striking out? You know the rabid parent at the games? Scott’s mom is like that. She lost a gold medal in the Olympics to a black person and this is why, I think, she loathes African Americans and even says crap like this:
”Black football players don’t need any extra help. They...more
You know that parent that lives through their child? The one that yells and screams at their kid for fumbling a pass or striking out? You know the rabid parent at the games? Scott’s mom is like that. She lost a gold medal in the Olympics to a black person and this is why, I think, she loathes African Americans and even says crap like this:
”Black football players don’t need any extra help. They...more
This is one of Leslie's best books to date. It is a sweet little love story that also takes on serious topics like the racism that lurks behind the facade. A community that seems to be very modern and accepting of all people starts showing cracks when the school's star athlete starts dating a black girl. The story is beautifully written.. Way to go Leslie! I am a fan!!!
There were moments in this book that I liked. Overall though, I just found this book not happy. I kept thinking it would get better, but it just didn't. The ending was awful and left me feeling bad. I'm just not a fan of unhappy endings when I'm reading.
As far as content, there was some swearing, underage drinking and drugs, and sexual content.
As far as content, there was some swearing, underage drinking and drugs, and sexual content.
I really enjoyed this book! There are a few serious events that take place in the book, but the author saw fit to amuse readers with the chapter surrounding "Dumping Amber!" I got a really good laugh from that! The ending was sad and really threw me for a loop as it will you. Happy reading!
Oh my. I cried a lot.
The love between the 2 main character was so beautiful.
but, why bad things happen to people who don't deserve them?
I love the story. It's an amazing read.
I couldn't stop reading it, I couldn't put it down.
Real it. You'll love it.
The love between the 2 main character was so beautiful.
but, why bad things happen to people who don't deserve them?
I love the story. It's an amazing read.
I couldn't stop reading it, I couldn't put it down.
Real it. You'll love it.
Considering this is more of a teen love story it wasn't to bad for the age it was geared towards. A love story that combines politics of school and race mixed with a mother who forcefully lives her dreams through her child. Prepare for a surprise ending.
I just don't like sappy romances -- I had hopes that the underlying themes about Lupus and racial barriers would somehow save this story, but I was disappointed. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
Other AMAZING BOOK by LISLIE ... I don't know where to start this book blow me away from start to finish ... After finishing it I was so emotional the ending OMG
Dreadful. The overall idea was interesting, but the characters came off as cliched and predictable and overall the plot was underdeveloped.
I would have preferred additional details at the end of the book, but it was still wonderful.
This is a great book if looking for a good cry. It was a cute story, though it does get a little corny sometimes.
This was a very good story, but the ending was not what I expected... need hankies.
Good book, good story. I cried like a baby over this book. I need there to be more.
I just didn't like the ending :(
But the rest of the book was really good.
But the rest of the book was really good.
Wonderful, fast paced read, but incredably sad.
Nothing Else Matters reminded me of a certain book by Nicholas Sparks, but Leslie DuBois’s writing style is more similar to that of Jodi Picoult as she switched back and forth between POVs, takes on touchy issues, and takes a stab at a shocking twist of an ending. Although I had a feeling that the ending was coming from very early on in the story, it still brought tears to my eyes when it happened because I became so attached to the characters. Overall, I really liked this and I look forward to...more
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Sybil Nelson lives in Charleston, SC with her husband and two daughters. She is a PhD student at the Medical University of South Carolina and has written ten novels."
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